1. Anticipatory Set Discuss the following question with your neighbor: What are some ways that your school and community make you feel safe?

2. Conflicts in the Middle East In your notebook, divide the page into three sections. Starting at the left, label each section: Cause, Event, Effect In groups of 3-4 find the cause and effects of the following events (there may be more than 1 cause/effect for each event) 1.Britain issues the Balfour Declaration 2.Independent Israel is created 3.The 1956 Arab-Israeli war breaks out 4.The 1967 Six-Day War begins 5.The 1973 Yom Kippur war Begins 6.Sadat and Begin sign the Camp David Accords 7.Rabin and Arafat issue a Declaration of Principles

3. Conflicts in the Middle East In groups of 3-4 find the cause and effects of the following events 1.Britain issues the Balfour Declaration C: increased immigration of Jews to Palestine; request for a Jewish homeland; need to retain support of Palestinians and Jews during WWI E: no resolution of issue; Brit referral of Palestine issue to UN 2.Independent Israel is created C:UN recommendation calling for a partition of Palestine; international sympathy for Jews b/c of Holocaust and support for their desire for a Jewish homeland E: outbreak of full-scale Arab-Israeli war 3.The 1956 Arab-Israeli war breaks out C: Egypt’s seizure of Suez Canal E: defeat of Egyptians; as a result of world pressure, withdrawal of Israel and its Euro allies from Egypt 4.The 1967 Six-Day War begins C: increased tensions between Israel and Arab states; movement of Soviet-backed Arab forces off Gulf of Aqaba E: heavy Arab losses; Israeli annexation of old city of Jerusalem, West Bank, Sinai Peninsula, and Golan Heights

4. Conflicts in the Middle East 5.The 1973 Yom Kippur war Begins C: joint Arab attack on holiest Jewish holiday E: Israeli counterattack followed by an uneasy truce 6.Sadat and Begin sign the Camp David Accords C: Sadat’s offer of peace to Israel; Carter’s invitation to Sadat and Begin to discuss divisive issues at Camp David E: Egyptian recognition of Israel as a legitimate nation, transfer of Sinai Peninsula to Egypt, end of 30 yrs of hostilities, assassination of Sadat 7.Rabin and Arafat issue a Declaration of Principles C: ongoing conflict over Israeli-occupied territories, which led to a series of peace talks E: self-rule for Palestinians in Gaza Strip and West Bank; assassination of Rabin

5. Conflicts in the Middle East With your neighbor, use your notebook/textbook to write the following as complete sentences with the correct name or term. 1.Arab group may be most opposed to a Jewish state in a mostly Arab region 2.People favored a Jewish national homeland in Palestine 3.Statement from the British foreign secretary to Jewish leaders that supported the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, but still recognized the rights of non-Jewish people 4.The strategic water route taken over by Egypt during the Arab- Israeli war in 1956 5.Egyptian president who coordinated a joint Arab attack on Israel on Yom Kippur 6.Israeli prime minister during the Yom Kippur war 7.Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization 8.US president who brought both sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict together at Camp David in Maryland for a historic meeting in 1978 9.Palestinian campaign of civil disobedience that included boycotts, demonstrations, and armed attacks

6. Conflicts in the Middle East 1.Arab group may be most opposed to a Jewish state in a mostly Arab region Palestinians 2.People favored a Jewish national homeland in Palestine Zionists 3.Statement from the British foreign secretary to Jewish leaders that supported the creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, but still recognized the rights of non- Jewish people Balfour Declaration 4.The strategic water route taken over by Egypt during the Arab-Israeli war in 1956 Suez Canal 5.Egyptian president who coordinated a joint Arab attack on Israel on Yom Kippur Anwar Sadat 6.Israeli prime minister during the Yom Kippur war Golda Meir 7.Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization Yasir Arafat 8.US president who brought both sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict together at Camp David in Maryland for a historic meeting in 1978 Jimmy Carter 9.Palestinian campaign of civil disobedience that included boycotts, demonstrations, and armed attacks intifada